Automatic setup of Oracle session parameter nls_sort?

Hi,
Is there a way to automatically set up the Oracle session parameter when connecting to Oracle?
Much like the .profile file does when logging into Linux.
The session parameter in question is nls_sort. It seems the only way to set nls_sort to BINARY_CI
is to invoke the command after connection:
alter session set nls_sort = 'BINARY_CI'.
But if I am using third party jdbc connection that does not allow the insertion of the alter session command,
I am out of luck. I cannot run the sort using case insensitive mode.
Is there any other alternative that would enable BINARY_CI.
I tried to put it in initXXX.ora, but it did not work.
I appreciate the replies and helps.
Andrew K

user643072 wrote:
Is there any other alternative that would enable BINARY_CI.
I tried to put it in initXXX.ora, but it did not work.That's maybe because NLS_SORT is derived from NLS_LANGUAGE which is itself derived from NLS_LANG, client setting env variable.
That means, to avoid to use a trigger, and to take in account your init.ora setting, you may need to change the client local settings.
What is the NLS_LANG value of the client ?
Nicolas.
PS: sorry, didn't know what Werner explained earlier : "...because JDBC ignores NLS_LANG settings."
Edited by: N. Gasparotto on Jun 2, 2009 9:33 PM

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